Michael c



(ModeL) v M. O. HARNEY.

SEAL LOOK.

No. 351,030. Patented Oct. 19, 1886.

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. MICHAEL C. HARNEY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO\VILLIAM N. BRENNAN AND ANN BRENNAN, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

SEAL-LOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 351,030, dated October19, 1886.

Application filed January 25, 1886. Serial No. 189,694. Modcl.)

T to whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, llIIOHAEL O. HARNEY, of the city of St. Louis, inthe State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovementin SealLocks, of which the fol lowing is a full, clear, andexact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a sideview of my improved seallock. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the lowerend of the bolt with the seal removed. Fig. 3 is a similar view with theseal in place on the bolt. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of the [5seal'lock, showing part of the end of the bolt,

the section being taken on the line 4 4, Fig. 5.

Fig. 5 is a similar view taken on line 5 5,

Fig. 4.

My invention relates to an improved sealloek, intended more particularlyfor railwaycars; and my invention consists in features ofnovelty,hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, A represents part of the car-body, and B partof the cardoor, the former being provided with a staple, D, as usual,and the latter with a hasp, E, as usual.

F represents a locking-bolt, connected to the carbody by a chain, G, andadapted to fit through the staple, as shown. The lower end of the bolthas an extension, H, provided with an inclined tongue or projection, I,between the inner end of which and the end of the bolt is a space, J.The end of this extension H is reduced, as shown, forming ashoulder, L,beyond which is an extension or lip, M.

N represents the seal, which consists of a sleeve or thimble, having aloop, 0, secured to the outer end, which is preferably made of wire. Theinner end of the sleeve is opened,

so that it (the sleeve) can be slipped over the end of the bolt, asshown, and the outer end is closed, with the exception of a small open-5 ing, P, to receive the extension or lip M of the bolt.

In applying the seal it is slipped over the end of the bolt, as shown inFigs. 1, 3, 4., and

5, the loop 0 slipping upward and over the inclined projection I. Whenthe seal has been forced entirely onto the bolt, the spring-loop 0,having passed the inner end of the eXtension I, springs down into ahorizontal position, as shown in Fig. 5, and thus being engaged over theend of the projection, the seal 5 cannot be removed without destroyingit. The seal has a projection or protuberance, Q, to prevent the boltfrom being withdrawn from the staple until the seal is removedtherefrom. The lip or extension M, fitting in the 6 opening P of the endof the seal, prevents the seal from being turned on the bolt, andthereby avoids a.l possibility of the loop being disengaged from theprojection I by turning the seal. The seal may have a tablet, T, asshown 6 in Fig. 1, upon which may be marked the station to which the caris to be sent.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of a bolt provided with alocking projection and a seal consisting of a sleeve provided with aloop to engage over the projection on the bolt, substantially as shownand described.

2. A bolt having a reduced end and lip, in combination with a sealconsisting of a sleeve provided with a loop and an opening to receivethe lip on the bolt, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination of a bolt having a re duced end, inclined projectionon the reduced end of the bolt, sleeve havinga protuberance,

Q, and spring-loop secured to the outer end of the seal, substantiallyas set forth.

4. The combination of the bolt having a reduced end, provided with alip, M, inclined projection on the reduced end, and seal consisting of asleeve having a protuberance, Q, and closed end provided with anopening, P, and a springdoop secured to the end, all substantially asand for the purpose set forth.

I MICHAEL C. HARNEY.

In presence of Gno. H. KNIGHT, EDW. S. KNIGHT.

